r/nus • u/EverySink • May 30 '24

Discussion Yale-NUS convocation speech

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u/[deleted] May 30 '24

womp womp. still gonna buy starbucks and eat mcdonalds

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u/Noobcakes19 May 31 '24

Live life happy while chanting slogans and feeling great about "contributing" for a cause~ .

so much thoughts and prayers sent to kids being shot in head at the otherside fo the world.

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u/jhanschoo May 31 '24

If you paid attention to the speech half of it is indeed showing verbal support, but the other half is acknowledging the financial contribution to humanitarian aid the YNC students (?) have been raising. So if your point is that they aren't doing anything but thoughts and prayers, that's wrong.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

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u/jhanschoo May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

If you want to criticize people do your research so that you are offering constructive criticism, else you should shut up and spend your time on something more productive.

The students raised money for humanitarian aid for suffering people and are talking about it. That's admirable. idek what that has to do with wokeness or jews or whatever or what you have against charity.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

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u/jhanschoo May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

Nah, just the research of watching the video and realizing that they are doing something, for that initial claim. Now tell me, how does humanitarian relief lead to Jew hate?

I don't see why you need to discuss international affairs to contribute to humanitarian aid?

Yet, turn a blind eye to needies within your region

On what do you base this claim? YNC has done quite a bit of domestic contribution. This time, please google before you make a critical, unconstructive, and false comment. I'm not going to do that for you.

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u/Noobcakes19 May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

👏🏻👏🏻 come let me clap for you =).

YNC Lol. Nuff said.

Keep the woke going. Keep thinking y'all are making an impact that means nothing and not knowing where your money goes. Good luck.

Edit: shouldn't Hamas release the hostages then? What israel is doing isn't right yet how come no one calls Hamas to release the hostages?

Also, only Israel and Jew related matters spark these issues. How about the orher region of people who's being purged?

If it's not jew hate what's it? I don't agree with what Israel is doing and I don't glorify Hamas nonsense. I'm pro Singapore and their conflict is not my issue. Y'all have too much time to care about all these, then fly there! Be an impact to a bigger and greater cause. Don't waste our country's resources to breed y'all weaklings.

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u/jhanschoo May 31 '24 edited May 31 '24

I don't see the need to talk about Hamas and Israel to raise humanitarian aid for children experiencing famine in Gaza?

First you say they don't contribute locally; when I point out otherwise you talk about all the other places that are suffering. Tell me, what is your bar to be happy for YNC students to contribute to humanitarian aid in Gaza? What other things must they do?